“One of the many charms of Thundercat’s first album, The Golden Age of Apocalypse, was the manner in which the supernaturally skilled bassist seemed to wing his way through songwriting — stumbling upon ideas, going with the flow, goofing off — and come up with brilliance. On his sharper, more focused second album, he works through anguish… with some staggeringly emotive and tightly composed content….Denser and fathoms deeper, this is some kind of leap.” –All Music Guide